is ready for round 2. president obama looks to improve on what he said was not his top performance in the first debate, while mitt romney, who surged in the polls, wants to repeat his showing. >> and for challenger romney what is at stake is to continue the very strong performance that he gave lost time and to keep the momentum. >> reporter: the president spent the day in virginia preparing for the debate. look for an ep,ized, more aggressive showing and on to better news on unemployment than last tight time. >> and he not only was widely seen as winning the debate by registered voters, it helped him, more importantly, helped him in the national race against obama. >> reporter: mitt romney, meanwhile, will have to break through in a format different than the first debate. this town hall style will feature questions from an audience of undecided voters

which can produce unexpected pitfalls. >> candidates are not judged on what they say but they have to connect with the voters, connect with the people who are asking the questions. >> reporter: two things that two candidates share, though s both pressure and the fact that there is little room for error in a race that remains tight with only 20 days remaining. and there is another aspect of this debate that is sparking controversy even before it beginning. candy crowly will ask followup questions and it's supposed to be drawn by voter questions and both campaigns have radio expressed concerns. >> and they don't like unscripted moments, for sure. and we want to hear from you as the presidential candidates square off. streaming online at www.myfoxdc.com andouses hashing to fox 5 you decide during tonight's debate and we'll use some of the tweets

for a new show we're debuting as election day approaches. fox 5 news edge you decide 2012 will focus on local and national candidates and issues during the final two weeks of the campaign. starts next monday here on fox 5. and. the breakdown of security at the u.s. consulate in libya. four americans, including the u.s. ambassador were killed in what is being called a terrorist attack. secretary of state hillary clinton said she's responsible, not the president, for providing adequate security at all u.s. diplomatic missions. >> i'm responsible for the state department, for the more than 60,000 people around the world and the decision is made by security professionals. >> she's taking the blame to take the heat off of her boss president obama in the closing days of the election. clinton said the attack is still under investigation. and developing news from britain, the police questioned

two men who tried to visit the pakistani teenager in the hospital. she's recovering from the gun shot wound in the head. the taliban admitted they targeted her and she was targeted again. she was flown to britain to receive supplied treatment. and they notified the program would be extended to the end of the year. today, more than 5,000 criminals were determined to be illegal immigrants. and corey stewart joins us tonight. i know you have been a supporter for a long time. what is the deal now? >> we're concerned. the obama administration is telling us they're going to terminate the program at the end of the year. that would be unfortunate. our violent crime rate dropped 48-point sun% -- 48.7%, almost

50%. we removed almost 5500 criminal illegal aliens from our community and they gave us no reason other than pol ticks to why they're terminating it. >> can you use your county budget to pick up the slack here? >> no, this is about getting the authority for access to the data base and also, the authority of local law enforcement to identify criminal illegal aliens and to hand them over for deportation as an authority that can only come from the federal government and that is somethinwe can't do without federal corporation -- cooperation. >> we did reach out to i.c.e. it said in light of the nationwide activation, the budget reduces the task force program. the secure community's screening process coupled with federal officers is more consistent, efficient, and cost- effective in identifying and removing criminal and other

priority aliens. and why do disagree with the statement? >> the law enforcement program has something that doesn't do anything. and that is a showcase for nothing. the only way to identify someone as an illegal alien is if i.c.e. has the person's identity into the date a base. if someone comes in and commits a crime, they're not going to show up. in fact, 60% of the people who we apprehended wouldn't show up in the data base. it's a useless program. >> thank you for coming in tonight. >> thank you. a news alert this evening, as city's board of ethics and board of accountability voted this toopen a preliminary investigation of council member jim graham. a metro board report alleges graham may he mixed his role as council member with his role

on the metro board to josh a land deal. the edge on the district now and a gallaudet university administrator fighting back against her suspension. the chief diversity administrator angela mccaskill was suspended with pay for signing a petition calling for a referendum on gay marriage. she signed it in july and the suspension prompted outrage on both sides of the argument that several organizations demanded show be re-enstated. >> i was shocked, hurt, insulted. was humiliated. i offered to have a campuswide dialogue on this sensitive issue i believe in civil discourse. >> she's not antigray gay but pro-democracy and wanted the referendum. and she's not said which way she would vote on the gay marriage issue. nordstrom joins the debate on same-sex marriage. company officials support out an e mail to employees saying their employees, quote, deserve all of the same rights and

protects from marriage has heterosexual couples. still ahead on the news edge, the zumba prostitution scandal. changing face of georgetown. the trending shopping destination going through some growing pains. sue. >> october is flying along, brian, and, wow, a beautiful day today into the mid-60s and it will be warmer tomorrow. we'll talk more about that and a hurricane that is in the atlantic. those details are just ahead. scott, what do you have in sports? >> rg3 and the redskins take aim at first place in the division. a visit to new york, a team that despite winning the super bowl, the since dominatd. a preview is ahead in sports, brian. if you missed this, take a look. look. it's actually real. i don't believe that it's photo

shopped looks like he forgot the oil on his face and dark brown on the body. n the body. 

. vice president biden and three pennsylvania governors were among the many dignitaries at arlen specter's funeral today and took place outside of philadelphia he died sunday. he was 82. penn state won't renew the contract of tim curly. curly has been on leave since being charged last year with perjury. and failing to report a child sex abuse allegation against sandusky. he is scheduled to stand trial in january and is denied the allegations. the bomb shell in the prostitution scandal in kennebunk maine. the first 100 mes of men

accused of paying a fitness instructor for sex. business is coming and going in gageorgetown. i'm beth parker. i will will -- in georgetown. i'm tell you what it means coming up. >> you remember the waiters and waitress competition in argentina to see who is fastest. hundreds participated in the annual waiter's race and attempted to make it around the tracks with treys lode with drinks. drinks. [ mitt romney ] look at the evidence of the last four years. under the president's policies, middle income americans have been buried. they're just being crushed. middle-income americans have seen their income come down by $4,300. this is a tax in and of itself.

i'll call it the economy tax. i'm not going to raise taxes on anyone. my plan is to bring down rates to get more people working. my priority is putting people back to work in america. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.

. you may think of white

table cloth restaurant, high- end shopping. georgetown has long-standing businesses closing. and we were told there were a few discount stores in the works. and this is fox 5s beth parker. >> reporter: with a portrait of her grandfather over her shoulder, karen horry is running the family business. georgetown floor coverings opened almost 60 years ago and like her grandfather, horry is showing off samples. >> the oldtime georgetown in me wants smaller businesses here and families like my families to come in. >> reporter: she understands the times are changing. the doors are behind chain link fence now, the company or nato realty trust didn't respond to us but sources tell fox 5 that among the new tenants at tj maxx, home goods, and michael's. >> and this is built on small

established businesses. if they come into ouren to and respect our businesses, we can respect theirs and we can work together to keep the community thriving. >> reporter: there is no question about it. there are some empty store fronts in georgetown and that is behind me and two doors down, another empty store front. the people working in this area say that businesses have come and gone and they will tell you that the reason varies. >> everyone thinks because the restaurant closes -- and there goes the neighborhood is missing the point. there are 1,000 reasons why restaurants and businesses are opening and closing all of the time. >> reporter: for example, michelle shard's famous sitroel in is under a hotel with renovation. the chef opened unum restaurant on m street last january. >> quite good, thank you. >> emerged as a historic

community and with some new businesses. >> reporter: in other words, don't count georgetown out. in washington, beth parker, fox 5 news. >> people living in fairfax county are sounding off on a new multibillion redevelopment that will raise their taxes. the public meeting happened this afternoon and that is a 40- year, $3.1 billion establishment will raise taxes from 7 to 9 cranes. the move is expected to raise $353 million. a california father is taking neighborhood safety to a new level. and he put a sign in the front of the yard telling drivers to slow down. the sign caused a stir when it went up but seems that drivers are listening. >> and win the sign's out, i'm not speeding and i'm not here to hurt anyone. and that is to just have everyone slow down. many neighbors have rallied behind the sign and most think it's a good idea.

>> weather is fantastic. >> isn't it? >> a beautiful day. a nice stretch. a little rain in the forecast and when we will expect that. >> okay. >> and weep had a zombie watch in effect in georgetown. yes, they were all over the place and asking the question can you survive the zombie apocalypse. actually, they were thinking it real loud. i guess zombie business don't talking do you they? and they want you to travel out to rockville, maryland. one block from the metro. and it's going to be open from 7 to midnight and we have more information on this on www.myfoxdc.com and you can check on the web links and find out more about rockville's urban haunted house. the zombies were out and walking in northwest and to georgetown today. and trying to get your attention. it's that time of the year, right? two weeks to go and a lot of people decorating for halloween. a good time to do it and this weekend is another good one. we have clear skies and we wanted to show you two decks of

clouds. you see the deck across kentucky and into the atlantic, can you see another big deck of clouds. both of those are from hurricanes and we're going to give you a tour. and this is from hurricane paul. it's about 10-miles from making landfall in baja and has weakened a lot. probably a lot of rain there. more importantly, look at how it is stretching all the way into atlanta and tennessee. we may see some of the clouds ourselves tomorrow. if you see high, then clouds from the pacific, a little bit of rain across the houston area and we're watching saint louis tomorrow, by the way. game three could be close to showers and thunderstorms and an outlook for severe weather. and then this is our ninth atlantic hurricane of the season, and has wins of 85 miles an hour and that is going to the east of bermuda and luckily, it's on the weaker side and of it particular hurricane and we're expecting

descent winds out of it and some rain. and this is going to hustle away quickly. seventy degrees with a lot of sunshine and some high, thin clouds and they're from the hurricane in the pacific. thursday, 72 degrees and this is what is different. we have the showers yesterday on friday and we have to move them up. the chance for a shower or a thunderstorm for us now and that is on to thursday. friday looks better. today's temperature, 65 degrees and warming it up. the temperature right now, 62 degrees and in gaithersburg, 65; quantico, 64. overnight, chillier than last night with the clear skies and some winds that were blustery and they'll get light overnight.

most of us are heading for the chilly 40s, especially in the suburbs and some upper 30s. a few clouds and 70 degrees with the south wind making it feel so nice and sweeping out a dry day tomorrow, showers on deck for our thursday and this is your fox 5 accuweather seven- day forecast, 72 degrees on thursday with a chance of a shower or storm and if anything lingers, it's early on friday and now, we have a descent friday out of the deal with a temperature of 70. the weekend is still looking good at 67 degrees on saturday and 68 on sunday. and keeping things dry. october is pretty terrific. i'm going to hate to see it go. >> me, too. international pop star byian say will -- beyonce will take center stage at the super bowl. she posted this picture of herself on the fan page. the game is being played at the mesaid ease bens super dome in new orleans. the first since hurricane

katrina and speculated her husband could make a surprise appearance. don't tell the wizards aj price, that it's just preseason basketball. that is up next with the sports edge. >> hungry kids in the crib, mom, park it like it's hard. when your craving has a hold of you, pocket likes it hard. >> and you -- once you get an attitude. >> park it like it's hard, [ laughter ] >> yeah, rapper snoop dogg is cashing in. reworked his popular song to sell hot pockets. it's the new ad for hot pockets, the company hopes the commercial will boost lackluster sales. [ female announcer ] as you're making your decision...

maybe you're wondering what to believe about mitt romney. well, when it comes to protecting your access to birth control... and the basic women's health care services planned parenthood provides...

one thing we must remember, is this: i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. [ female announcer ] he'll cut it off. cut us off. planned parenthood. we're going to get rid of that. [ female announcer ] women need to know the real mitt romney. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message.

. well, the new york giants defensive end yominura said robert griffin 3 didn't deserve the nickname rg3 because it was too cool of a nickname to give to someone who has yet to accomplish anything in the nfl. until then, he was calling him bob griffin and they scare off -- square off this sunday, the skins off of a huge win on sunday over the vikings and should have some confidence into this matchup. they swept them last year and however, they were not a part of it and you that will get their first taste of big blue. mike shanahan likes the fact that his young team has six games under its belt heading into division play. >> i don't worry about when you play different teams and i would say it's an advantage if you're going to play, you know, win your division. if it's later than earlier, especially with young players. i think it's a big benefit for

us with robert, a kid like alford. he would rather play earlier than later. >> and the broncos trail the chargers 24-0 at the half. fourth quarter, 24-14. manning with a quick passout to decker. powers his way in from seven out. the broncos deficit only three points. four 1/2 minutes later. manning takes the snap and looks right side. brandon stokely open, comes down with it, the 21-yard touchdown. manning completes 13 of 14 passes, 167 yards and three touchdowns in the second half alone and broncos score 35 unanswered points and that is manning's 35 comeback. some positive news in nhl labor talks. the team owners offer the players a 50-50 split in hockey- related revenue, down from 57% and proposed is a full game schedule and they have yet to respond to the offer and

someone ought to remind him it's just the preseason. he got caught up at the end of last night's game in brooklyn and had to be separated by bradley beale. price, a long island native, kept telling williams i'm home, i'm home. williams told reporters after the game that price had boys in -- boys in the crowd and wanted to impress them and he said it's my home now. the wizards lost the game, 98- 88, 1-3 in the preseason. last night, the nlcs cardinals and giants. the top of the third, david freeze. the grounder to short. marcus goodrow, second to one and the throw to first, not in time and in pain. he was taken out by matt holiday. sliding way past second base. all right, he gets even. the bottom 4th, bases loaded and the base hit to left fold,

to holiday, the giants win 7-1 to even the series at one game apiece. game three is in st. louis tomorrow at 4:00 p.m., right here on fox 5. tigers going three games to none and the yankees in the nlcs. happy birth day, bryce harper. he turns 20 today. back to you. >> thank you for that. we're back here at 10. the news edge at 11. we're after the debate and we hope you will join us then. in the meantime, go out and enjoy it. have a fantastic night. see you then. see you then.

take away his toys and he'll play with a stick. take away their bikes and they'll still find a way to get where they're going. but if take you away early childhood education... slash k-12 funding... and cut college aid for middle class families ... they won't go far. yet that's exactly what mitt romney wants to do...

...to pay for a $250,000 tax break for multi-millionaires. if mitt romney wins, the middle class loses. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. we've got 23 million people out of work or stopped looking for work. they're suffering in this country. the president would prefer raising taxes. the problem with raising taxes is that it slows down the rate of growth. i'm not going to raise taxes on anyone, because when the economy's growing slow like this, when we're in recession you shouldn't raise taxes on anyone. my plan is to bring down rates to get more people working. my priority is putting people back to work in america. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. and balanced the budget every year. and tim kaine and i both cut our own pay as governors, to lead by example. mark warner and i reached across party lines to get things done. we were a great team in richmond and we'll be a great team in washington. i'm tim kaine and i approve this message